Diy

Inventables is an amazing shop for anyone who likes to create. They stock all the materials and equipment needed for digital manufacturing: 3D printers, laser cutters, CNC mills, and supplies to make just about anything you can dream of.

Superlegosam wanted a soda machine on his desk, so he did what any LEGO geek would do, and built a fully-functional vending machine using LEGO bricks and an NXT controller. It even accepts coins. He’s also got a candy machine.

Everyday objects can become a lot more interesting when observed at the microscopic level. Why not give this project by kmyoshino a try and turn your smartphone into a digital microscope with materials costing just $10.

We always thought it took giant machinery to split a block of granite, but Dennis Carter uses his 2-pound hammer and chisels to crack this 26,000 pound block of Deer Isle granite in two. We love the sounds made by the process.

Taras Lesko adds one more car to his cardboardcollection. He built this 8ft. long replica of the Lamborghini Aventador as it appears in Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit. You can buy the template for a 30″ version of this build on his website.

So you built yourself a 30-foot-tall treehouse. Now how will you get up there? Build a rope ladder? Shimmy up the tree? Feh. What are you, a caveman? You need an elevator like Ethan Schlussler built out of his old 20-speed bike.

Dave Hax teaches us how to craft a clever mini bow and arrow out of common household items in this tutorial. We wonder if this is the weaponry the Brotherhood without Banners would use in mini Game of Thrones.

An impressive DIY build in which R/C enthusiast TheMiro59 built a model of the USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D which can actually fly. It even has fiber-optic lighting. Though it flies using a propeller, not warp nacelles.

Taras Lesko, the man behind the Papercraft Bugatti Veyron returns with another intricately detailed supercar model you can print and build yourself. Concerned that you don’t have the skills? Watch the instruction video first.

Canned air is a very handy cleaning tool, but if you want to save money and the environment, try this trick by Household Hacker. It turns a disposable can into a refillable one using a bike tire valve and some epoxy.

Most people light up their pumpkins with a little votive candle, but Youtuber DaveHax prefers to fill his with toilet paper and kerosene – resulting in a spectacular, but relatively contained fire show.